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William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA · Private · Town (remote) · WPU

Private institution in Oskaloosa, IA · 1,391 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $48,936 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,1151,282nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$28,7501,309th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,7501,196th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$40,7491,226th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,415931st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,9361,127th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,1891,207th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
29.2%1,775th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
56.2%1,671st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
57.0%345th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
996943rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
19865th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3911,162nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
45.6%502nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 249 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$53,894$58,402
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors——
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,313,000 (M $8,402,192 · W $4,332,397 · Coed $578,411)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to William Penn University’s 1,391 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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